Cannon School is an independent, nonsectarian, college preparatory institution serving students in junior kindergarten through grade 12.

[4] The school was located in the historic downtown Concord residence of local textile entrepreneur J.W.

[5] In 1970, the IRS found that the school had a non-discriminatory admissions policy and was thus eligible for tax-exempt status.

Originally a school for junior kindergarten through eighth grade, Cannon expanded throughout the 1990s and graduated its first senior class in 2002.

Each year, since 2004, local families host Chinese students and teachers in their homes during week-long visits to Cannon School and other points of interest around the Carolinas.